Early HIV Infection: High Risk of Infecting Others You are 20 times more contagious during acute HIV infection than you are during long-term infection. This is because the viral load in your blood is far higher during seroconversion than it is at any other stage.
When muscles become dehydrated the fibers can stick together and cause painful areas which are sometimes called âtrigger pointsâ. A muscle massage can soften these rigid areas and bring flexibility back to the muscles by lubricating the muscle fibers and allowing them to operate independently again.
But as it gets warmer - and we start to perspire - the tops of our thighs can stick together. The resulting friction causes what's colloquially known as 'chub rub'. It may sound amusing, but anyone who's suffered the stinging, burning, bright-red rash that makes it painful to walk will tell you it's anything but.